Eyebeam - Start!

So here's my first entry to the Spacesuit Gloves blog. I won second place in NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge in November 2009, and am starting a residency here at Eyebeam to digitize, refine and perfect the flat patterning of the gloves, and experiment with new materials using the laser cutter. I also hope to develop wrist bearings (for easy pronation/supination) and disconnects using the 3D printer, and to move past gloves to develop the basics of a full body, safe, low weight hermetic suit.

I'm very excited to be moving my vacuum chamber glove box to Eyebeam tomorrow- I have been customizing and repairing the unit for the last month, and it finally holds a full vacuum! I have several gloves to experiment with to start out, and am working on my next iteration right now.

Currently I am prepping for a trip to Houston in April, to the Johnson Space Center. I have been invited by NASA to exhibit my gloves to spacesuit engineers, and to compare hand to hand my gloves with the current Phase VI I.L.C. technology. I will be bringing both the gloves I used in the November contest and a new pair of heat sealed, factory laminated, super-durable gloves, for which I am still perfecting joining techniques. Anyone know anything about ultrasonic welding of synthetic wovens?

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Artificial Intelligence is the second event in Eyebeam’s new X-Lab Salon series, a program of thematic critical discussions taking place around an informal dining table.
Join Eyebeam for Artificial Intelligence, an evening of art + technology + food + conversation with fellows Jon Cohrs and Brooke Singer, and resident Stefani Bardin. Over the course of the evening, guests will be invited to share in a series of edible delights.
Event at capacity! RSVP for January 11
Other Events in the X-Lab Salon Series:

Eyebeam Art + Technology Center’s main exhibition space has been transformed into X-Lab, an open lab environment where we share the ongoing research and practice of our residents and fellows, and offer opportunities for deep public engagement. Much as an unConference favors a flexible, participant-driven format that values energetic dialogue over talking head presentations, X-Lab might be described as an unExhibition where, rather than present finished works, we provide a space for critical reflection on and participation in the research and production processes at Eyebeam.